Sofia Sapega, 23, who is from Belarus, steered clear of politics, her mother Anna Dudich told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday. The young couple were returning from a two-week vacation in Greece on Sunday when their Ryanair flight to Vilnius was forced to land in Minsk. Sapega was detained on Sunday, and on Tuesday her lawyer was told she was being held for two months. Speaking from the Belarus town of Lida, Dudich said she feared for her daughter's health and safety in detention. Then she sent one final text after the plane was forced to land in Belarus.

Source: The Star May 25, 2021 17:48 UTC